Obama: Gym, golf, and Hurricane Sandy

Jan. 2, 2013
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President Obama / Gerald Herbert, AP

by David Jackson, USA TODAY

by David Jackson, USA TODAY

In addition to criticizing Congress over Hurricane Sandy relief, President Obama hit the ground running on the first day of his re-vacation.

After landing in Honolulu early Wednesday, Obama quickly went to work out at a gym on a nearby Marine Corps base; he later played a round of golf on the base course.

The president had interrupted his vacation last week to tend to fiscal cliff talks; after Congress passed a bill on Tuesday, New Year's Day, Obama flew back to Hawaii after boarding Air Force One around midnight ET.

A timeline of the president's day, according to the press pool, with Hawaii times: